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PRIN'HNG MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED 11,111.4, 1912.

Patented June 16,1914.

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PRINTING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1914.

Application filed March 4, 1912. Serial N0. 681,375.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES H. RnrNHaRDT, acitizen of the United States, and resident of East Orange, in the countyof Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Plltllg" Machines, of which the following is aspeciication.

My invention has reference to printing upon continuous sheets, strips orwebs ot paper or the like, and is particularly adapted to simultaneouslyprinting upon one or both sides of one or more sheets, strips, or websas the same are fed.

My invention is adapted for simultaneously printing and gathering orassembling a plurality of sheets, strips or webs and for uniting themtogether for the production of pamphlets, signatures for books, and thelike, whereby the gathered or assembled sheets or webs may be cut off tothe desired lengths after being secured together.

My invention comprises novel details of improvement and combinations ofparts that will be more fully hereinafter set forth and then ointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof,wherein,

Figure 1 is a partly broken side elevation of a printing machineembodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, the sewingmachine 30 being omitted; Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail side view of aportion of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail cross section on theline 4, 4, in Fig, 1, and Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of thefeeding and gumming devices.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in theseveral views.

In the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a support of any suitableconstruction for the printing devices, which is shown carried by theextension 2 of frame 2. Support 1 is shown in the form of two spacedxnembersiFig. 1) carrying printing devices. I have v.shown a pluralityof supports each for different sets of printing units or devices, and asthe latter may all be substantially alike the description of one willsuffice for all, as follows: 3, 3 indicate type carrying or printingrollers of any wellknown form, and 4, 4a indicate the correspondingimpression cylinders or rollers geared to the printing rollersrespectively, between which pass sheets, strips or webs 5 to be printed.In the example illustrated, the

tated as gear wheel 13 revolves.

cylinders 4, 4f* are respectively rotatively carried by arms or frames6, 6a that are Journaled upon the shafts 7, 7a of printing rollers 3,3a, which shafts are shown journaled upon the corresponding supports 1.The arms or frames 6, 6t are connected by links 8 pivotally hun upon theshafts 9, 9 of the printing cylin ers 4, 4, Iwhereby the latter areunited for lateral similar movement. The arms 6 are arranged to berocked whereby the corresponding arms" (3a are rocked, for which purposethe'arms G are shown provided with extensions Gb adapted to coact withthe cam-ring l0 for rocking said arms. A spring 11, shown connected withlink 8 and with frame 2a, serves to cause arm 6b normal-ly to be pressedtoward cam 10. A roller 12 is shown journaled at the end of arm l6" tocoact with cam 10.

While any suitable means may be provided for rotating the printingrollers 3, 8a, I have shown a gear wheel 13 journaled in suitablebearings :in frame 2 and adapted to be' rotated by pulley 14, which gearwheel meshes with gear 15 secured upon the shaft 7, whereby printingroller 3 will be ro- To coinmunicate corresponding motion to rinting`roller 3a the shaft 7 is shown provi ed With a beveled gear 16 meshingwith a beveled gear or pinion 17 secured at one end to shaft 18journaled in suitable bearings upon support 1, and having at its outerend a beveled gear or pinion 19 meshing with a. gear 20- on shaft 7 Thearrangement shown is such that lthe printing rollers 3, 3. are rotatedin opposite directions because said printing rollers are on oppositesides of sheet or web 5 `to print! on opposite sides of the latter as itis fed to the left in Fig. 1. The gear 15 meshes with a gear l5. forrotating cylinder or roller 4, and the rollers 3, 3 are likewise gearedtogether by gears. Any suitable inking devices, indicated generally at21, 21 are provided to apply ink to the ltype on the correspondingprinting rollers 3, 3a. The cam 10 is vcarried by gear 13 in suchposition as to rock the arms 6, and thereby through the links 8 tocommunicate a corresponding rocking motion to the arms 6a, whereby thecylinders 4, 4a are caused tio havle'movement around the axes ofprinting rollers 3, 3a.

Since I have illustrated a number of printing units or devices of thecharacter set forth, arranged around gear 13 so that the gears lo` ofeach set of printing units or devices are driven uniformlyl andsimultaneously by gear `13, the variousA sheets or webs may beseparately or independently fed ormay be fed to a common center orgathering point as illustrated in Flg. l. To this end Ihave shownrollers 25, 2 6, suitably journaled upon frame 2, between which rollersthe sheets or webs 5 pass, and which. are thus gathered together. Said lsupport 2b- (Fig.' 5) and driven by a gear -are provided for securinvprinted sheets or webs toget stitching 31 (Fig. 2).-- By having thesheetsor webs 5 vsecured together after printing stitches-31 to `out.v`vFor this they will be drawn or fed uniformly'bythe feed rolls 27, 27, sothat proper registration offprinted matter upon said-sheets or webs willbe effected, since the su erposed or collected webs cannot creepwit lrespect to each other. j i g n y v Where a single-threadsewing'machineis i "used "I'provide means r for gumming "the prevent them frompullingpurpose I have shown rollers 32, 33, Abetween. which the stitchedsheets or `webs,` ass, ,'(Fig. 5), a. gear 34 on the shaft f ,of roll)`1 that'meshes with'gear 28, whereby the roll-f ers`f32,,33 are rotated.;Roller 32 is provided .with a peripheral groove receiving an absorptivering or brush 36, such as cord or er 32`meshing withan idle gear 35rope, alined with stitching 31 of the sheets or lwebs'5, whichring-orbrush engages a gumming roller 37 vdipping into a bath 38 ofsuitable gum, glue or the like, a transfer roller 39 in said bath beingshown in engagement with roller 37, Fig. 5. Gear 35 may be secured tothe shaft of roller 37 for rotating the latter.

The operation may be described as follows: With the machine adjusted asshown in Fig. l the several sheets, strips or webs 5 are passed betweenthe corresponding sets of printing units or devices, from the guidingrollers a, whereby printing upon opposite sides of each sheet may beeffected by type upon the corresponding printing rollers 3, 3, and suchsheets are passed between the gathering or assembling rollers 25, 26,under the presser foot and needle of the sewing mac ine, and between theroller 27a, 27a, 32 and 33. The machine is then started `and as gear 13rotates in the direction of the arrow in Fig. V1, the feeding rollers27, 27n will cause the strips or webs 5 to be fed,

10 gathered webs may be fed by means-of feed-l ing rollers 27, 27a,'suitably journaled upon and the sewing machine will stitch the gatheredor assembled sheets together, and there by the latter will all be fed orpulled along uniformly because as they are secured together there can beno creeping of the sheets or webs, and during such time the printingrollers and'cylinders will be rotated through the gearing, printingsimultaneously upon the opposite sides of the 'sheets or webs. Ofcourse, but one side of a sheet or web need be printed upon. ifdesired'. By means of cam 10 operating upon the arms", the latter willbe rocked, and by the arrangement of the cams shown the arms 6b will bemoved outwardly gradually, but will more quickly be returned. The effectof this action is when arms 6b are moved outwardly, that the cylinders4, 4 will be caused to move bodily,

' (while rotating) in a direction around the corresponding printingrollers, thereby advancing the printing contact toward the side yfromwhich the type is advancing to cause printing upon sheets or webs 5 morerapidly than if the impression cylinders remained in set position, thesheets or webs at all times moving at uniform speed, the termination ofthe type upon the printing rollers being in such position that as soonas the last of the printing by a printing roller has occurred, thecorresponding arm 6l will quickly return down cam 10 thereby drawing orreturning the corresponding cylinders again toward the left 1n Fig. 1.By this means the time consumed in printing from a given length of typeis reduced at each'stroke. The extent of the type upon a printing rollermay vary in the direction of the circumference of the roller, asdesired, since as soon as the printing from one rotation of a printingroller has ceased the corresponding cylinder returns to the left in Fig.1 quicker than the surface speed of the printing roller, and for thenext i1npression the cylinder advances toward the type on the printingroller, while the sheet or strip 5 is being fed. Regulation of the timeor distance of movement of the cylinders with respect to the printingrollers around the axes of the latter, may be made in accordance withthc which latter may be replaced, as desired, upon gear 13 according tothe extent of the type placed upon the printing rollers.

While I have illustrated two printing rollers in a set or unit and twocorresponding cylinders connected together for movement around suchprinting rollers, whereby printing may occur simultaneously on oppositesides of the sheet or strip, it will be understood that my invention maybe carried out to a desired extent by the use of a single printingroller and its corresponding cylinder, also that in the latter case themovement of the cylinder around the printing roller may be accomplishedas set forth. It will,

character of cam 10,

also, be understood, however, that so far as the arrangement set forthfor gathering or assembling a plurality of sheets or webs, printing uponthem, and securing them together, while the webs are being fed, may beaccomplished, without utilizing the specific arrangements of printingrollers and their cylinders set forth, as, for instance', the cylindersmay be caused to remain set with respect to the rinting rollers byremoving the cam 10 and olding the cylinder supports 6, 6 rigid.

Changes may be made in the details of construction and` varrangementsset forth, within the scope of the' appended claims,

without departing from the spirit of the vention. i

.Having now described my inventioniwhat` lously and uninterruptedlyfeeding webs of the webs, said sewing machine bein printed by saidunits, means for gathering the printed webs between the printing unitsand the web feeding devices, a sewing machine for continuously stitchingthe gathered webs together, and means fdr applying adhesive material tothe thread on one side l0- cated between the gathering means an the webfeeding and adhesive applying means.

2. A printing machine comprising a plurality of printing units, meansfor feeding webs simultaneously 'through the printing units, means forgathering said Webs as fed, a. sewing machine for continuously stitchingsaid gathered webs together, said sewing machine being located betweenvthe printing units and the web feeding means, and gumming devices toapply gum to said stitching.

3. A printing machine comprising a plurality of printing units, meansfor feeding Webs simultaneously through the printin units, means forgathering said webs as fe a sewing machine for continuously stitchingsaid gathered webs together, said sewing machine being located. betweenthe printing units and the web feeding means, and gumming devices toapply gum to said stitching, said gumming devices being located on theweb delivery side of feeding means.

4. A printing machine comprising a plurality of printing units, meansfor feeding webs simultaneously through the printing units. means forgathering said Webs as fed` a sewing machine for stitching said gatheredwebs together, said sewing machine being located between the printingunits and the web feeding means, gumming devices to apply gum to saidstitching, said gnmining devices comprising opposed rollers, one of saidrollers having a peripheral absorptive brush alined with the stitchingin the Webs, and means for applying gum thereto.

5. A printing machine comprising a plurality of spaced printing rollers,a cylinder opposed to each roller, the cylinder of one roller being onthe side of the latter opposite to the cylinder of the other roller,means for simultaneously rotating said rollers, and means for supportingsaid cylinders to have movement around the axes of their respectiverollers.

' (i. A printing machine comprising a. plurality ofspaced printingrollers, a cylinder opposed to each roller, the cylinder of one rollerbeing on the side of the latter opposite to the cylinder of the otherroller, means for simultaneously `rotating said rollers, and means forsupporting said cylinders to have inovementaroundthe axes of theirrespective rollers, Vsaid cylinders being connected together to movesimultaneously and co-extensively.' l i' 7..A printing machinecomprising a'pluality of spaced printing rollers, a cylinder opposed to'each roller, the cylinder of one roller being on the side of the latteryopposite to the cylinder of the other roller, means for simultaneouslyrotating said rollers, and means for supporting said cylinders to havemovement around the axes of their respective rollers, said cylindersbeing connected v together to move simultaneously and co-extensively,and means for moving said cylinders back and forth together. A

8. A rinting machine comprising a plu rality oI spaced printing rollers,a cylinder opposed to each roller, the cylinder of one roller being onthe side of the latter opposite to the cylinder of the other roller,means for simultaneously rotating said rollers, means for supportin saidcylinder to have movement around t e axes of their respective ro-llers,said 'cylinders being connected together to move simultaneously andco-extensively, and a member having a plurality of camlike portions tomove said cylinders back and forth around the axes of their respectiverollers.

9. A printing machine comprisin a printing roller, means to rotatesaidrdller, an impression cylinder adjacent the-roller, means movablysupporting the impression cylinder to move around the `axis of saidroller while in impression relation to one another, and means operatedwith the roller rotating means to move said impression cylinder back andforth around the a-Xis of said roller.

10. A printing machine comprising a printing roller, an impressioncylinder adv arms journaled concentric with the axis of said roller, animpression cylinder jonrnaled upon said arms, and means to move saidarms and impression cylinder back and forth While said printing rollerrotates, and while said roller and cylinder are in impression relationto one another.

12. A printing machine comprising a printing roller, arms jonrnaledconcentric `with the axis of said roller, an impression cylinderjournaled upon said arms, and a cam member adapted to move said armsWhile said roller and cylinder are in impression relation to oneanother.

13. A printing machine comprising. a printing roller, arms journaledconcentric with the axis of said roller, an impression cylinderjonrnaled upon said arms, and a cam member adapted to move said armsWhile said roller and cylinder are in impression relation to oneanother, one of saisiA arms having a projection toA coact With said cammem-ner.

14. A printing machine comprising a printing roller, a gear connectedtherewith, a gear meshing with therst named gear, a cam member operativewith the Second named gear, arms j ournaled concentric with the axis ofsaid printing roller, a cylinder joufrnaled on said arms ,adjacent saidroller and means for operating said arms by said cam member. l

15. A printing machine comprising a printing roller, a. gear connectedtherewith, a gear meshing with the tirst named gear,

a cam member operative with the second` named gear, arms journaledconcentric wlth the axis of said printing roller, and a cylinderjournaled on said arms adjacent said roller, one of said arms havin aprojection to co-act with said cam mem r to move y said arms around theaxis of the roller.

1G. A printing machine comprising a printing roller, a gear connectedtherewith, a gear meshing with the first named gear, av cam memberoperative with the second named gear, arms journaled concentric with theaxis of said printing roller, a cylinder journaled on said arms adjacentsaid roller, means for operating said arms by said cam member, a secondprinting roller spaced from the first named roller, arms jonrnaledconcentric to the axis of said second roller, a cylinder journaled insaid arms adjacent said second roller, and a connecting piece betweenthe first and second named arms for operating them simultaneously andco-extensively.

17. A printing machine comprising a printing roller, a gear connectedtherewith, a gear meshing With the first named gear, a cam memberoperative with the second named gear, arms journaled concentric with theaxis of said printing roller, a cylinder journaled on said arms adjacentsaid roller, means for operating said arms by said cam member, a secondprinting roller spaced from the first named roller, arms journaledconcentric to the axis of said second roller, a cylinder journaled insaid arms adjacent said second roller, and a connectin piece between thefirst and second namecgl arms for operating them simultaneously andcoextensively, the second named cylinder bein on the side of its rolleropposite to the rst named cylinder with respect to its roller.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, this 1st day of March A. D. 1912.

JAMES H. REINHARDT.

